Family Law

• Divorce
• Adoption
• Paternity

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  The law practice of attorney Dan Ringer, begun in 1978, has included successful representation of individuals and businesses and has encompassed both civil and criminal law. Dan has appeared in courts at the federal level, state, county, and municipal levels in a wide variety of cases.
• Wrongful Death
• Sex Crimes
  Dan Ringer is an experienced trial attorney, providing representation in both civil and criminal matters. In civil matters he usually represents plaintiffs and has handled numerous personal injury and property damage cases. He can provide defense services in appropriate matters. In criminal law we have defended numerous first degree murder, rape and embezzlement cases, and hundreds of "lesser" criminal matters. He also regularly handles administrative law matters involving disputes with governmental agencies and cities.
• Embezzlement
• Murder

Business and Corporate Law

• Limited Liability Companies
  Dan holds a master's degree in business administration and maintains an extensive practice in assisting with business organization and in the conduct of all types of businesses, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and corporations. We can help you in all aspects of your business, including employee matters and the negotiation and application of the contracts necessary in the business world.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Dan Ringer has practiced real estate law for more than 25 years, is an approved attorney for every banking institution in northern West Virginia, and is an approved attorney for Lawyers Title Insurance Company. He represents buyers, sellers, lending institutions and real estate agents and brokers. Services range from simple document preparation to complete title examination and closing services.
• Real Estate Transactions
  If you are buying or selling a home without the services of an agent, he can make sure that all of the details are covered. If you are selling your own property (a "FSBO" seller (For Sale by Owner)) he can help you by preparing a written, enforcible, real estate purchase agreement (contract). If you are a buyer, he can lead you to the inspectors, bankers and other professionals you need - and may not know you need.
• Land Use and Zoning
  Dan has provided representation in numerous land use/zoning matters before municipal boards and in circuit court. He is a former municipal judge for Westover, West Virginia; former counsel to the Westover Board of Zoning Appeals; and member of the Westover Municipal Charter Board. Dan was also co-chair of the Morgantown-Westover Merger Committee. Dan throughly understands the working of municiple governments.
• Property Damage
  Darrell "Dan" Ringer has practiced law in the State of West Virginia since 1978 and has handled thousands of cases in virtually all areas of the law, including wrongful death, personal injury, real estate, property damage, criminal defense (including numerous murder jury trials), appeals, contracts and business matters.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Dan Ringer provides representation in all manner of personal injury and tort matters. Dan is an experienced trial lawyer. He served as a member of the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors for approximately 10 years, and received the Trial Lawyer's President's Award in 2001. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the West Virginia State Bar for 7 years, and was president of the West Virginia State Bar in 1999-2000.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Recently I was asked if I could go to a local hospital intensive care unit to confer with one of the patients concerning the preparation of a will. Now I can feel the chill that visits the malpractice experts when a question like that is asked. How can an attorney possibly do a competent job under such circumstances? If estate planning (including the preparation of simple wills) is a high risk area of practice, certainly preparing wills for people on their death beds is "asking for it."
• Wills

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  General practice defines a full service law firm. We provide legal assistance in all areas of the law and maintain the professional relationships necessary to refer and coordinate your matter with other attorneys in those areas requiring very specific skills, such as patent law, tax law or the planning of complex estates. This ensures that your matter receives the specific, special attention sometimes necessary, but also allows you to deal with an attorney you know.